Honest bread in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire has 10 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 6 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Leeds, Hebden Bridge, Otley, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Huddersfield and Slaithwaite.
Towns in West Yorkshire
All bakeries in West Yorkshire
Bakehouse72
Huddersfield microbakery making hand-shaped long-fermented yeasted breads and sourdoughs using Shipton Mill flour. Sold to order with local delivery to HD2 and HD3.
Blue Sky Baker
Independent artisan bakery and Real Bread Campaign member making sourdough with just flour, water, salt, yeast and time, plus pastries. Relocated from Hebden Bridge to Gomersal near Cleckheaton.
Bluebird Bakery
Yorkshire artisan bakery using long fermentation and organic flour, with a stall at Leeds Kirkgate Market. Loaves are baked in York; a Chapel Allerton cafe is due to open in 2026.
Bondgate Bakery
Long-established craft bakery in Otley making bread and cakes from scratch without improvers, pre-mixes or additives, using locally sourced untreated flours. Supplies a number of local retailers.
Leeds Bread Co-op
Worker co-operative bakery in Meanwood baking slowly fermented sourdough and other breads using organic flour. Sells from its shop, at local markets and via home delivery.
Mother
Weekend bakery in Hebden Bridge slow fermenting its sourdough over three days using wildfarmed flour, plus a few pastries. Open Saturday and Sunday only.
Nova Bakehouse
Bakery and cafe at Leeds Dock making 100 percent sourdough bread over three days using UK-grown stone-milled flour, alongside pastries. Named in the Good Food Guide's 50 best bakeries 2026.
Saker Bakery & Wholefoods
Long-running artisan bakery and wholefood shop in Hebden Bridge known for organic vegan sourdough, including Dutch sourdough and Danish rye, alongside savouries and cakes.
The Handmade Bakery
Worker co-operative bakery and cafe near Huddersfield baking traditional breads with long, unhurried fermentation. Funded partly through a bread subscription scheme.
The Underground Bakery
Otley bakery producing sourdough from a long-established starter plus inventive pastries. Has since opened a second site on Call Lane in Leeds city centre.